id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crln-8386 Pavelich, David Lighting fires in creative minds: Teaching creative writing in special collections 2010-06-01 4 .pdf application/pdf 2452 124 55 The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) currently reports nearly 500 member institutions, and there are many other post-secondary institutions that offer creative writing courses but are not members of AWP.2 Growth in the number of students earning creative writing degrees is proportionate to growth in programs. Within eight years, the total number of creative writing degrees granted annually had nearly doubled to 4,202 in 2005–06 (1,950 bachelor’s degrees; 2,236 master’s degrees; and 16 PhD degrees).3 An article from Cornell june10b.indd 295 5/27/2010 9:13:05 AM C&RL News June 2010 296 the character wear? cache/crln-8386.pdf txt/crln-8386.txt